Star 69 Chords

by R.E.M.
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Difficulty: beginner
Capo: no capo
Author siemj [a] 7,267. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014

Chords

B
E
A
F#
Asus2
C

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STAR 69 -       R.E.M.
 
Intro:
B - E - A - F# - B - E - A
 
     B                E          A           F#        B      E - A
You    don't have to    take the    bar e -     xam to    see 
B                      E         A        F#         B         E - A
   What you've did is    igno -    ramus     one of     three 
B                    E
   What've I got to     hang my hat on
A                   F#
   You don't have a    pot to pee in
B                    E
   All this just to    be your friend
A                    A
   I was there un -    til the end
B                  E         A        F#          B       E - A
   Extortion and     arson,    petty     larce -     ny 
 
Chorus:
E          F#
   I know     you called, 
E          F#
   I know     you called, 
E          F#              Asus2
   I know     you called, 
E          F#
   I know     you called, 
E          F#
   I know     you called, 
E          F#           Asus2
   I know     you hung        up my line, 
               B        E - A - F# - B - E - A
Star sixty -     nine 
 
B          E           A           F#            B        E - A
   I know     all a -    bout the     warehouse     fire 
B          E           A          F#           B        E - A
   I know    squirrels    didn't     chew the    wires 
B                E
   three people    have my number
     A            F#
The    other two      were with me
B                   E
   I don't like to    tell-tell 
     A          A
but     I'm not    your patsy
B             E           A          F#           B     E - A
   This time    you have    gone too     far with    me 
 
Chorus:
E          F#
   I know     you called, 
E          F#
   I know     you called, 
E          F#              Asus2
   I know     you called, 
E          F#
   I know     you called, 
E          F#
   I know     you called, 
E          F#           Asus2
   I know     you hung        up my line, 
               Emadd2+5/C /
Star sixty -               nine 
B - E - A - F# - B - E - A
 
B             E           A          F#           B      E - A
   Why'd you    put your    quarter      down on    me? 
     B                   E                  A         F#           B    E - A
This    reads like some    dork inside e -    dition     hard co -    py 
B                   E
   I can't be your    character witness
E                   F#
   I can't be your      alibi
B                           E
   Doorbell rings it's the     F.B.I.
     A                  A
We     learned spy vs.    spy
B          E             A          F#        B      E - A
   You my    friend, are    guilty     as can    be 
 
Outro:
E          F#
   I know     you called, 
E          F#
   I know     you called, 
E          F#               Asus2
   I know     you called, 
E          F#
   I know     you called, 
E          F#
   I know     you called, 
E          F#           Asus2
   I know     you hung        up my line, 
E          F#
   I know     you called, 
E          F#
   I know     you called, 
E          F#              Asus2
   I know     you called, 
E          F#
   I know     you called, 
E          F#
   I know     you called, 
E          F#          Asus2
   I can’t    be your         alibi,
              B       E //
Star sixty -     nine 
 
 
 
B          7998xx
E          x7999x
A          5776xx
F#         2443xx
E          022100
Asus2      x02200
Emadd2+5/C x35552
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2 comments
magnifica07
What key is this in? It seems like B Mixolydian, but F# major doesn't belong.
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teggenberger
Great tab, great tune.. I like to play the open E and A and barre the B and F# on the 2nd fret. Easier to use the open Asus that way. Rock on.
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